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The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07
To-day's School Elections.

For the sake of the moral credit of the
city it is necessary that the citizens bestiI
themselves to seI that the best possible men
be elected for positions on the Board Of Ed
ucaton to-day.
The matter is in the hands of the individ-
ual citizen. 1t remains with him as to
whether the personnel of the Board of Edu-
cation be maintained or that another step
downward is shown in the new Board as
in other public representative b dies Of our
city.
The moral and business credit of Will
mington is greatly iDilue ced by the fact Of
the individual membership of its representa-
high standing hold public I flee that very
fact adds strength and confidence in public
estimation, while on the other hand if re-
sponsrhls positions are held by those whom
their fellow-citizens have a general con-
contempt, the whole body of fficers are de-
brought into disrepute
Politics should have nothing whatever to
do with position in the Board of Educa-
tion. We need good men upon that Board
at this coming term perhaps more than any
previous one.
What is especially needed also, is that a
president be elected of clear high standing,
one whose acts will always be above suspl-
cion or taint of it. The outgoing president
bears that repute. We bear that 5. Rod
mond Smith. Esq, is coupled with Mr..
Baird as probable candidate for the presl-
dency OF the Board of Education. Either
those good names would thoroughly well
suit the citz us. They represent the most
public-spirited aud brightest class in VIII
mngton.
But, let no man Of minor meIit essay that
responsible position. Otherwise we fear the
high standing Of the Board will suffer in
general estimation. No man with any n aW
to his reputation, against whom men,
woman, or child can point the finger of ac'
cusation under any suppusitiou whatever ii
entitled to allow himself to be named iOI
the highly honorable and responsible posi-
/ tion of president of the Board of Education
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07
Nearly "Fremont and Lincoln"

Nearly Fremont and Lincoln"
There are very few who remember that
the Republican ticket in 1856 came near
being fremont aud Lincoln. We quote as
follows from the May installment of THE
CENTURY Life: 'iIowever picturesquely
Fremont for the moment loomed up as the
standard bearer OF the Republican party,
future historical interest centers upon the
| second act of the Philadelphia convention.
1t shows lis how strangely to human wis
| dom vibrate the 'l' cately balanced scales
of fate; or rather how inscrutable and yet
/ how unerring are the far-reach bg processes
of Divine Providence. The principal eau
didate having been selected without con-
tention or delay, the convention proceeded
| to a nomination for Vice President. On the
first informal ballot William L. Dayton OF
New Jersey receive $50 vo'es aud Abraham
Lincoln of Illinois 1l0; the remaining votes
being scattered among thirteen other names.
The dominating thought of the convention
being the assertion of principle. Ind not the
promotion of men, there was no further
contest; and though Mr.. Dayton had not ie-
|
was nevertheless at once made unanimous.
Those who are familiar with the eccentrici-
ties of nominating INVENTIONS when in this
lstless and drifting mood knuw how easily
an Oppntune sp e1h from SONS eloquent
delegate or few adruitly arranged d1lega-
tion caucdses might have reversed this re-
suit; and i,nal linatiou may not easily con-
IL, a. "a s.t
a successful campaign Of the ticket in that
form might have wrought. What would
have been the consequences to America and
humanity had the Rebellion, even then
being vaguely devised by Southern Hot
spurs, burst upon the nation in the winter
Of 1856, with the nations sword OF COM
nander-in- chief iu the hand of the impul-
sive Fremont, and Lincoln, inheriting the
patient waruess and cool blood Of three
generations Of pioneers and Indian. fighters,
welding only the powerless gavel of Vice
President? But the hour of destiny had not
yet struck"
The authors publish the following in a
foot note:
"Mr. 7, S. Van Dyke, son of one of the
delegates 70 Phlladeiphia, kindly writes us:
Nothing that Mr.. Lincoln has ever written
is more characteristic than the following
note from him to my father just after the
convention-not for publication, but merely
as a private expression of his feelings to an
old acquaintance:
"sPRIYGFIELD, ILL.,, June %, 1856.
s'lIoS JOHN VAN DYKE.
"MY DEAR SIR: Allow me to thank you
for your kind notice of me in the Philsdel-
phia convention.
"When You meet Judge Dayton present
my respects, and tell him think him far
better man than for the position he is in,
and that shall support both him and Colo
mel Fremont most cordially. Present my
best respects to Mrs. ", and believe me,
Yours truly, A. LINCOLN"
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07

The tubs aIe a deep rel, Ike the brick front
stems of the palm ending iu vivid green
give an agreeable harmony in color without
any glatiug contrast. Nature itself ar
ranges no finer color effects than red amid
green, with brown aud gray surroundings
The heavy door has an upper aud lower sec
tion, so that the upper part can be opened
to let in air or look out without nufasten ing
the lower portion. At one side Of the vesti
bule, before the house is entered at all, there
is a coat room and lavatory, where visitors
can arrange their toilet if necessary, some.
times matter of Importance after dusty
ride on the cars OF a dive or tramp OF nearly
two miles from the station on hot day.
The effect made upon entering the high
square hall beyond the vestibule is both
pleasing and impressive. Tue hall is like
large apartment and square except where
the carvcd-Oak staircase ascends in short
angles on the left
In his Wootten house Mr.. Guilds, instead
of lumberirg the limited space with new
tangled veut ering and elaborate and excru-
ciating examples of modern hous furnish
ing art, has, with much care and expense,
accumulated a great many antique and
really beautiful and artistic pieces of furni-
ture that are not only Interesting in them
selves, but have special interest, some
times even historic interest, from their
association. He has, for instance, whole
set Of dining chairs brought over from Leeds
Castle by Lord Fairfax, the patron of Wash
lngtUu, aud used by him at Greenway Court,
where he entertained the greatest celebrities
Of Col ,nial days.
A few years have made great change in
the interior of Mr. Childs' couutry house
and, besides the rare and elega t articles OF
furniture collected such as grald Fluren.
tine carved cabtuet, wi h allegorical figures,
standing t the head Of the Stars, that took
the prize at one uf the Munich exhibitions,
time and wear aud tear have made such a
change in the rich woodwork aud so mel
lowed aud subdued everything that the
whole effect is most artistic ami charming
The dining room already looks at leas
fifty year, old, AVID the fascinating pictur,
Of an old lady drinking II cup of tea NIGH
easily pass for one VI The early Welsh set
tiers WIN came oyer in the good ship Wei
come. The dining room has walls aud cell
ings of dark mahogany aud is quite plain
Up stairs and down stairs and from one en-,
to the other everything about .he house
while the best of its kind has a certain ap
prOpriateness and is Subdued aud sensible a
well as fine, and it seems TO tit in its place
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Divi-
dend

Tho Directors of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company yesterday declared a semi.
annual dividend of % per cent, or $1.25
per share, out of the profits of the company
for the last six months. II is somewhat
difficult to understand why the shareholders
should receive so small portion of the earn
ings of the company. The only explanation
vouchsafed to inquirers was that Mr.. Presi-
dent Roberts thought it best to keep the
rate down until after the Interstate Com
merce law bad been tested. Truly the COM
pany appears to be governed by one-man
power, and the Directors to be simply SO
many puppets, pulled by strings in one hand
The probability is that new issue of stock
will be made within shoit time. But is it
just or reasonable that the holders of the
new shares should participate in the earn
ings of the old stock? On the contrary, IL
would seem to be right that each period OF
six months should stand distinctly by itself,
and that the earnings should belong to those
persons who were shareholders during that
period.
MIR. Roberts appears to enjoy the almost
antocratic privilege of debating to his man.
ayers what shall be done although every
one of them knows that the company will
be well able to pay dividends at the rate OF
per cent per annum SO long as the Inter.
state Commerce law shall be interpreted as
it has been by the officials of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Com~any. Taking their
construction of the law and the rate of the
dividend just declared together, there ap-
pears to be a sort of legal zed robbery prac-
ticed at both ends of the line. The public
are robbed by high freight and passenger
rates that were never contemplated by the
originators of the Congressional enactment,
and t shareholders are forced to leave in
the treasury of the company t! profits tina,
should be divided.
1t would be pleasing to know how much
of Mr.. Roberts capital is invested in Pom
sylyania Railroad stock; also, in what pro
portion his capital has ben accumulated
since his connection with the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07
"Samantha Mt Saratoga, ("

Miss Marietta Holly, the distinguished
humorous author known as Josiah Aliens
WIFE" has just finished her new book
Samantha at Saratoga" in the inimitab!e
mirth-provoking style of Samantha a. the
Centennial" "Betsey Bobbitt," etc., and
has sold tho MSS. for good round sum TO
Messrs. Hubbard Bros, of Philadelphia,
who are employing the best humorous ar
lists iu the country to illustrate it, and pro-
pose bringing it out this Spring at a popu-
lar rice by subscription. Miss Holly spent
all last season amid the whirl of fashion at
Saratoga, and takes off its follies, firtatious,
pug dogs, low neck dressing, ETC., in style
that is Overlooking with richest humor, and
must create great a sensation.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07
Joseph Pyle,

Tne name Of joseph Pyle is announced a,
a candid, te for a position in the Board of
Education for the new Twelfth Ward
Tne new ward could Lot c,mmence exis-
teuce in a more pr missing manner than re-
turning such an excellent cii zen as Mr.. Pyle
to represent them up n the Bna of Educa-
tim. 1t is not II Political position and the
quest on OF a h,ice should not depend upon
the pulrics Of the cand dtte but upon indi-
vidual itnrss; upon such q, unds JOSEF h
Pyle would easily be returned.
1t is understood Mr.. Pyle il named Tor IL e
two years term aud Alvan r, Morrison foI
be enc year term. The Latter gentleman
will look after the interests of his waid d with
a gence aud attention that will Justify the
honor he asks from lis fellow citizens.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07
The Two DiOccscs.

rhoic seem. IT, be q eat deal in the way
# Tho desired ilca Of joining tile two dio-
icses Of E,ston and ID lawarc that should
not lie in the way.
EaSton has a lump sum Of money which
she cuddles IT, her bI, ast aud is most unwil-
iirg to sacrifice TO the joint idea, at least
until she is guaranteed some good q1id pro
gHo Wilmingt III doc, Sc, ol ler part, has
no wish, pour though ole be, mith her mod
cs' $1,000 per aunrm oe bishops endowment
70 bow t. EtstOu unless the latter comes
humbly AMI places lier>r!i under h ,r more
import" ut Gu o. care. Undoubtedly Eas-
ton has 10 city of such cons deIa'iJn as Va
mington.
The local parc,s of Eastn make much OF
the name Wilmington. Even were the new
joint diocese given that ane il should not
ila'm Eriscoralians.
Among Rumauists in T., sland aud tle
English church the names Oi dioceses are
Iumer"ucly iepeat' d. Aud that necessarily
D. Sgreat deal & this Il 'unlc nomsn cla-
ru"e relating to b2th churches is not uu-
usual IL this country 1t is seen in some
instances in the West. And nobody is hurt
by the fact
Tt ere IS no doubt about the fact that the
Two d ocrs,s put /; to one would only make
JDe rRprctably-siz d diocese. Either, alone,
- entirely unable tu support itself II
would seem were that fact thoroughly di-
gestei and kept ia view as ALI facts should
be- the pastor less cnnditiun Of these districts
" ouli b. qnckly remcdied by business
like arrangement Of some kinl d spite rules
and canous
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07
Famous WUOtteii,

III ere is no more Interesting or famous
residence org the beauti ul homes in The
vicinsge of Philadelphia than WootteD, the
country seat of George w. Childs.
WJotten was no built for display-though it
has clarm enough to attract hundreds Of
visitors almost every Thursday it is open
aud the question of entertaining only Incl
dentally considered, though Mrs Childs
managed very skillfully to accommodate
people over night in it on the occasion OF
her nieces marriage last autumn. Wootten
is simply compact, cozy country house,
made OF the best brick and stone and wood
in the best way modern architecture can
achieve; scattered hamlet of stables and
greenhouses, where the best horses and
cattle and flowers and dainty vegetation are
raised and sheltered aud nurtured park
with tees under whose sylvan shade the
sava8es wandered before Penn came to-
claim them as his friends and medley of
high pasture plateaux, where cattle roam
Of tangled iavines with jutting boulders
above and ripping streams below and of
wide-stretcbiLg lawns, as smooth and un-
broken as the worlds of grassy Wales,
whose early settlers occupied the very spot,
making the selection because of the resem-
blanre.
After leaving the rough ashlar railway
static at Bryn Mawr the road to Wootten
is shaight ahead by White Hail on the
turnpike to Newtown Centre, where the
Pennsylvania II.spital has purchased five
hundred d res and will erect new buildings.
The new Delaware County Railroad, which
goes through the hospital grounds, will be
half mile from Wootten and therefore
nearer than Bryn Mawr, which is mile
and half distant. Along the turnpike on
both sides bel' re reaching Wootten lie many
pleasant places, including a number of ele-
giant Villas with handsome grounds, and the
| landscape now looks fresh and charming.
! The sap is rising in the uees, which have
alrea> lost their Lenten sable hue; the
green shoots of grass are coming up fine and
strong over The stretches of lawn; the robius
| nave s.arted housekeeping aud are hard at
work plactcing for their summer musicales;
there is a delicate haze in the sky, with an
occasional light, soft cloud decking the blue
angles back Of the rec tops, aud all about
! ths tim territory OF this suburban section,
with its scores OF attractive habitations, the
face of nature wears the mildness of full
iedged spring. Tue graystonc double house
of Mr.. Whitney, the car-builder, is tue first
important place on the right, and beyond il
ale the attractive places Of DR.. Williams,
Mr.. James Rawle and Mr. ]. II. Converse,
each of them with the houses, though set
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07

far back, in full s'ght from ho Dad. There
is board walk for pedestrians all the way
beside the gray, hard road, and here aud
there small farm houses are encountered
with pea fowl sitting on the fence, peac lcks
Haunting in the sun an ducks padding in
the yonds The country heaves and rolls
and it is down hill nearly all the way To
WoUtten, where it begins to ii e. The high
plateau forming part of WoOtteu and the
higher ridge across from it on the right on
which are situated the rambling brown man
sion and adjoining cabin of Mr.. Rudulph
Ellis, with two hundred acres attached, and
the old Peace property, now occupied by
Mr.. William SLruthers, form the two ver-
dant walls enclosing what is known as
Pleasant Valley. just at tuIn in the road.
where the. walk and road grow better and
more symmetrical, marking the beginning
Of Mr.. Childs' property, the panorama of
the valley aud its building crowned enclos-
ures chne into view.
Wurtlen is ON the left Of the road. A
high brick pillar, similar to those of the
gate entrance further nn, marks the houu-
dary The fence is of light iron work to
correspond with the gates. The house,
which is III lui viow, is nearly a quarter of
a mile back, near the tup Of ) recession of
natural terraces which have been added to
hy art. 1t faces the west, and l1uking at
t"o sile outline from tile ruId il stands
against ths sky. hut approached from the
Ia, ,pf.,
it l. rrln we'd aud mndliird by darl: gray roofs
and caves ami the light ny Of stone but.
tIesses supporting projecting oriel window
above the entrance, that the sameness often
accompanying masses Of brick is overcome
The house is not IGty AMI instead of Iun-
ming up three or mI'e stories it is spread
out. Practically, it is but two stories high,
though MIS-. Childs, wh) is som thug of an
amateur architect herself, has managed
since last yeaI To construct a number of
charming ruuils in the deep rpuf one Of
which, a large but cOzy apartment full of
angles aud gable corners aud exuuisiteiy
furnished. commanding the finest view Of
the region, lis occupied by Miss Stanley, who
aids MIS-. Childs in entertaining and has
been an Indispensable part Of her household
for years. There are half dozen or more
brick chImueys that rise above the slate roofs
of the gables which are irregular and of diff.
terent heights, and these, with the Veited
king-posts of the open gables in front, give
the structure the broken picturesque effect
of the true Queen Auue period OF domestic
architecture, OF which it is carefully stud
led type The projecting parapet wall, l'C
feet wide, that encompasses the house OF
three sides, forming a sort Of high founda
ton for it, makes it look higher than II
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07
PRICE TWO CENTS.

feudant or complainant was not touched
upon was the unexpected cause for the de-
feat of justice.
Had the conditions possible of revelation
under the summouiuJ of witnesses in rell.
ton to what is referred to been openly al
lowed on 10th sides there is little room for
other surmise than that Heston as Mr.. Tur-
ner said "wOuld be sitting behind The bars
at New Castle now
1t was the smartness Of Austin Hlrring-
ton Esq., in demanding that the text of the
indictment BE- stuck to-this coupled with
the fact that hc fort unately agreed not to
contest upon the question Of character or
evidence rxterna, to the present case that
the verdict developed as it did,
Uuder these circumstances Judge Cum
Minis Senteuce could not logically have been
other than it was.
b.. che people Of TIC community have to
do with the moral not the logical technique
or quibbe Of law. To their candid judg-
ment the case as related by the various wit
nesses was unique. Aud it may be witbou,
foar Of contradiction asserted that MT hall
dozen in that Immense audience but we've
totally snrplized at the results.
The moral tenor of the case will, we fear
be not very helpful to good order in the
community nor will 1t tend towards an,
steader vndication and protection of th.
weaker sex in our city, a condition which
the police records prove as urgent at this
moment. As Mr. Turner said "thero is a
cry going up from this &C immunity for ro-
lection, and that cry must be needed
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07
New Remedy for the sleepless.


Now, what is it that dsturbs sleep?
Noise? Not altogether, for the Inhabitants
of besi"ged towns have been known to sleep
through the roar of bombardment, and to
waken suddenly when the fling ceased
Milleis will sometimes start up from sleep,
awakened by the mere stoppii g of the mill
wheel The rattle of a train in motion will
induce sleep, as all travellers know. Aud
last, not least, the sleep of infants, the
sweetest and soun'est sleep of all, is pro-
NOTED by sound, The popular view, then,
that noise distulbs sleep, like most popular
views, only touches the truth, bu' does not
grasp it. The true cause of disturbance is
interruption. ANY sudden cessation of the
continuity of silence or Of sound awakens
the sleeper; for sound, provided it be mono
tonous, has precisely the same effect on the
brain as silence. That simple piece of me-
chansm, the alarm clock, is based on the
theory of interruptlon-it interrupts 81
lence.
Now, might not, suggests the English
Hedicdi Journal an equally simple contrlv-
ance be made on the same mechanical pTiu
uplCs, but with the reverse object, viz that
of insurng sleep bY sound? It's utility, to
delicate persous especially, would be uu-
doubted. Call it the mOrphiometGr, the
somnileraut, or give it French title, aud
chlisten it in the gar:le-aomne, or sleep-pre.
saryer-a name, by the way, that would
truly designate its object, for its real obi, Ct
would not be so much to promote sleep al
TO insure the sleeper against Disturbance
tand vulnerable side Of light sleepersJ by
placing a bulwaik of sound between hiu
and tile sudden shocks of cxCraneous noise
Let your sleep-preserver pr oduce the diowSy
muuuionOus buzz of the hummiDg top, mo-
10 loud as TO be heard in an adjoining room
but loud enough to drown distinct noisei
when placed CLOSE to the bedside or huns
Uver the pillow,
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07
The COmegYs Grafton.

For the first time in the history of the
Grand Opera House its entire seating ca.
pacity has been sold ten days 10 advance.
This fact is remarkably tlattyring to Judge
Comegys, for Whose lecture this unprece-
dented sale has been made. 1t is il,tterng II
to the appreciation of the lecturer by this
community of his fellow citizens, to theil
own intelligence and to the memory of the
Illustrious John NJ. Clayton, who will be
the subject of the Chief Justices lecture.
The Wilmingtonian., 1887-05-07
The HcStOn Case.

Tue Heston assault case which came up
in the Municipal Court Tuesday morning
last may be looked upon in modified way,
as sp cies of local cause celebre. And this
for the reason not alone on account of the
unexpected verdict or upon the clever posi-
ton taken BY the attorney for defence in
which he claimed that Judgment should be
restricted to the information sworn against
the accused which was one of assault and
battery-but the interest of the case, as far
as the public aud the police authorities were
concerned rested in the fact that bJth, pre-
vious to the trial. looked upon this
case as detu lively Of tho kind, which the
police autho. it es are watching, and fol
which he mayor, urged by repeated ,m-
plants, "flooded with them" as City Solicit
tor Turner said, is 50 maniiesily anxious to
gain conviction. Why theu was 1t that
the case was not successful.
Undoubtedly City Solicitor IL. {. Turner
made most thorough and complete presen-
tation of facts. HIS closing speech was e.
plete with seutime nts heartily re echoed in
the breasts of each and all of the immense
throng that filled the municipal hall from
the dock right back to the crowded stairway
reaching to the municipal chamber.
But however the results came alb )ut, those
who witnessed the carriage of the case close
ly cannot feel but that the compact, if there
were such a one, or TAFT arrangement by
which the snbisct of character Of either de-